2A | SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2018 | SIUSLAW NEWS
T HE R ECORD
OBITUARIES
BOEHI—Ronald Boehi, 87,
formerly of Florrence, passed
away May 1, 2018, after a long
battle with Parkinson’s disease.
He was born on June 20,
1930, in Portland, Ore., to Carl
and Linda
(Schnei-
der) Boehi.
He was an
alumni of
Portland
State College
and worked
in the insur-
Ronald Boehi ance indus-
try for more
than five de-
cades, starting with the St. Paul
Insurance Company in 1951.
While there, he ignored com-
pany policy on dating co-work-
ers and asked MaryCleve Por-
ter-Smith for a date on her first
day of employment; they mar-
ried on July 31, 1953.
In 1957, Ron moved his family
to Eugene, Ore., where he began
work with the Tromp & McKin-
ley Insurance Agency. He even-
tually became a partner and then
CEO of the agency.
When Willis Corroon pur-
chased the agency, he served as
CEO for the statewide opera-
tions before retiring in 1992. Ron
was respected for his fairness
and integrity. He was a wise and
steady boss who helped build a
family atmosphere that former
employees still miss.
During their retirement years
in Florence, Ron and MaryCleve
were members of Siuslaw Pres-
byterian Church, and Ron served
on the session. He also served as
president of the Western Lane
Community Foundation and
was on the board for Habitat for
Humanity.
Ron was devoted to his wife,
children and grandchildren.
Nothing pleased him more than
family gatherings at Mercer Lake
and Siltcoos Lake. He was very
social and had a great sense of
humor, although he never un-
derstood jokes.
Ron is survived by his wife,
MaryCleve; his son David Boe-
hi (Merry) of Little Rock, Ark.,
daughter DeeDee Munson
(Dave) of West Linn; grandchil-
dren Bethany Johnson (David) of
Scott, Ark., Missy O’Dell (Ryan)
of Little Rock, Chris Munson
of Portland, and Jessica Harvey
(Jameson) of Sherwood; and
great-grandson Carter Johnson.
A memorial service will be
held June 1 at 2 p.m. in the chap-
el at Mary’s Woods, 17400 Holy
Names Drive, Lake Oswego, Ore.
Donations in lieu of flowers
may be made to Western Lane
Community Foundation, P.O.
Box 1589, Florence, Ore., 97439.
Esther Mae (Shafer) Young
YOUNG—Esther Young, 89,
of Florence, passed away April
21, 2018.
She was born June 4, 1928,
and was raised on her parent’s
farm outside
Enterprise,
Ore.
A f t e r
graduating
high school,
Esther at-
tended East-
ern Oregon
Esther Young C o l l e g e ,
where she
met a young
veteran studying to become a
teacher. Love blossomed and the
two became Mr. and Mrs. Jess
Young on Sept. 7, 1947. After Jess
received his degree, the couple
settled down in Athena, Ore.,
where he began teaching and Es-
ther was a homemaker.
Three more children were
born to make a foursome and
keep mother busy doing what
she loved, raising children, cook-
ing, sewing, making a home for
the growing family.
In 1960, Esther and Jess moved
to Florence, where he became
the elementary school principal.
The family grew from six to nine.
Esther enjoyed church activities
and fellowship, and became a
mentor for other young mothers.
She was involved with Rotary
wives and hosted internation-
al visitors. After Jess retired in
1982, the couple enjoyed travel-
ing for several years. They were
missionaries to Indonesia for
two years. Back home, Esther
enjoyed gardening — especially
rhododendrons — and spending
time with a growing number of
grandchildren.
Esther was preceded in death
by her husband of 65 years,
and is survived by seven chil-
dren, numerous grandchildren,
great-grandchildren and three
great-great-grandchildren.
Surviving children are: Rich-
ard Young of Durango, Colo., Su-
san Bryant of Springfield, Ore.,
Sheila Charles of Eugene, Ore.,
Sandra McFarland of Redmond,
Ore., Ken Lewis of Florence, Cal
Lewis of Florence, and Sharon
Barnes of Kearney, Neb.
The family will gather in the
summer to honor Esther and Jess
by spreading their ashes togeth-
er. Donations in Esther’s name
may be made to Florence Habitat
for Humanity which they both
served for many years.
Arrangements are being made
by Burns’s Riverside Chapel Flor-
ence Funeral Home.
SCOTT—Stanley
(Stan)
Charles Scott, 83, of Florence,
passed away April 27, 2018.
Stan was
born and
grew up
in San Di-
ego, Calif.,
where his
mother
entered
him in a
baby beau-
Stanley Scott ty
con-
test, from
which he emerged the winner. In
the 1950s, he moved to Oregon,
where he spent most of his adult
life.
In 1966, Stan joined the U.S.
Coast Guard and served as a
Merchant Marine. Stan also
raced sprint cars on the Oregon
circuit in the 1960s and early
1970s, coming away with many
trophies.
Among the many skills Stan
possessed, he chose to earn his
living logging and truck driving.
He completed his working career
as a self-employed dump truck
operator at age 79.
Stan’s “happy place” was his
newly constructed “Garden of
Eden,” where he enjoyed contem-
plation, planning trips, designing
projects and the company of his
bride.. He did not abandon his
love of motorizing but switched
to dune buggying on the dunes
and beaches while accompanied
with the love of his life, Elaine.
Stan contributed generously to
his community in resources and
skills, but especially loved shar-
ing the gospel from which many
have benefitted.
Stan is survived by his wife,
Elaine, and stepson Doug of Ve-
neta; also from his first marriage,
three children, grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.
The community is invited to
join in celebrating his life on Sat-
urday, May 26, at 3 p.m., at the
Florence Senior Center on King-
wood Street.
Come share stories or just lis-
ten. In lieu of flowers, the family
asks for donations to be made to
the Florence Senior Center or the
Boys and Girls Club.
ported in the 1300 block of High-
way 101.
Dispute was reported in the
500 block of Laurel Street.
1300 block of Mulberry Lane.
Arrest was reported at 16th
Street and Highway 101.
May 6
Driving while suspended was
reported in the 2500 block of
Highway 101.
POLICE
May 1
Trespass was reported in the
87000 block of River View Drive.
Dispute was reported in the
700 block of Highway 101.
Accident, with unknown inju-
ry, was reported at Ninth Street
and Highway 101.
Accident, with injury, was
reported in the 80000 block of
Highway 101.
ported in the 89000 block of Sut-
ton Lake Road.
May 2
Arrest, with warrant, was
reported in the 1500 block of
Ninth Street.
Harassment was reported in
4000 block of Highway 101.
Accident, with injury, was re-
May 3
Accident, with injury, was re-
ported at 15th Street and High-
way 101.
Dispute was reported in the
13000 block of Highway 36.
Theft of motor vehicle was re-
ported in the 700 block of High-
way 101.
May 4
Theft was reported in the 2000
block of Highway 101.
Trespass was reported in the
5000 block of Highway 126.
May 5
Arrest, with warrant, was re-
Driving while suspended was
reported in the 5000 block of
Highway 101.
Alarm was reported in the
2018 Rhododendron
Lane County Sheriff’s Office to conduct extra
patrols during Rhododendron Festival Weekend
The Lane County Sheriff ’s
Office will be conducting sat-
uration patrols in the Flor-
ence area and Highway 126
West area from Friday, May
18, through Sunday, May 20,
during the Rhododendron Fes-
tival. Deputies will be focusing
on speed limit enforcement,
seat belt compliance, and DUII
detection and apprehension.
These patrols are funded
through grants administered
through the Oregon Depart-
Paving to
cause delays
starting
Monday
Travelers in Florence
should expect some day-
time delays the next several
weeks as paving work is done
on Highway 101 and High-
way126. These roadways are
being paved following utility
work in the area.
Pavement saw cutting and
excavation of the temporary
roadway trench patch will
begin at the Rhododendron
Drive crossing of Highway
101 and along Highway 126
during the day on Monday,
May 14.
Trench patch and inlay
work will be done at the
Rhododendron Drive and
Seventh Street crossings of
Highway 101 during the
day on Tuesday, May 15 and
Wednesday, May 16.
Side street work will be
done on Thursday, May 17.
Additional paving work will
be done the following week,
beginning Monday, May 21.
Paving is scheduled to be
completed before Memori-
al Day weekend. All work is
weather dependent.
Everyone is reminded to
be aware of crews in the area,
and the possibility of rough
patches in the roadway. Plan
extra time into the trip and
slow down in the work zone.
ment of Transportation and
the Oregon State Sheriff ’s As-
sociation, allowing deputies to
conduct saturation patrols on
overtime to increase commu-
nity safety.
The Lane County Sheriff ’s
Office is anticipating heavy
traffic and congestion on
Highway 101 and Highway
126 as a result of the festival.
Motorists are advised to ex-
pect delays in the area and
are encouraged to drive safely,
drive sober and always wear
your seatbelt.
The Rhododendron Festi-
val saturation also coincides
with the National “Click it or
Ticket” campaign that begins
Monday, May 14 through
Sunday, May 27. The Lane
County Sheriff ’s Office will
be conducting grant funded
saturation patrols during that
time throughout Lane County
focusing on seat belt compli-
ance.
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